Is the SRAM XX Mountain Group the death of the road triple? SRAM has released its latest mountain group, dubbed the XX, which is the first 20 speed mountain drive train on the market (i.e. 10 gear cassette and double chain ring.) For those mountain bikers wanting more info on this latest product release, both [...]
Posts on ‘June 10th, 2009’
Austin cyclist “Reverend” David Dillon passes away
ATXBS is reporting that local cyclist David Dillon passed away last Friday at the age of 35. Here are more details: The Austin bike community lost a friend with the passing of David Dillon, known to friends as Reverend Dave, on Friday, June 5, 2009, at the age of 35. Dave moved to Austin from Oklahoma [...]
Austin cyclist shot with BB while riding
KVUE is reported last night on an Austin cyclist, Brad Urry, who was shot in the back with a BB gun while riding on Southwest Parkway in May. Urry said, two people in a light-blue Prius shot him in the back with a pellet gun and kept going. The half inch deep wound barely missed his spine. “When [...]
